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Vocabulary List �Question word- Who, Whose, Which, What, Where, When, How long, What time, How often, Howmuch, How many, How, Why? �Auxiliary verb – palīgdarbības vārds e. g. Do, does, am, is, are, did, was, were, has, have, had �Subject – teikuma priekšmets e. g. He, she, they, Peter, Anna, boy, girl, teacher �Verb – darbības vārds e. g. Run, read, learn, smile �Object – papildinātājs (ko? ) Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

Kinds of Questions: �General questions or ‘Yes-No questions (vispārīgie jautājumi) e. g. Do you enjoy watching comedies? Have you been abroad? �Special questions or ‘Wh-’ questions e. g. Which is your favourite colour? Where do you live? �Alternative questions (izvēles jautājumi) e. g. Did he only watch the game or did he take part in it? Is he a student or a worker? �Tag questions (atdalāmie jautājumi – ‘astes’ jautājumi) e. g. John is a schoolboy, isn’he? John is not a student, is he? �Direct & indirect questions e. g. Where do you live? – direct q. Could you tell me where you live? – indirect q. Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

‘Yes-no’ Questions (General Questions) He is ready. Is he ready? Yes, he is. /No, he isn’t. 1)auxiliary/ modal verb +2)subject +3) main verb+ 4)the rest of the question ? He likes reading. Does he like reading? Yes, he does. /No, he doesn’t. e. g. 1. 2. 3. 4. I am playing basketball. Are you playing basketball? She is good at Math. Is she good at Maths? I know English well. Do you know English well? She speaks French. Does she speak French? They travelled last year. Did they travel last year? She has been in London. Has she been in London? He can run fast. Can he run fast? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

‘Yes-no’ Questions (General Questions) Short Answers �Yes/No, + pronoun+ auxiliary/ modal verb (positive, negative) Are you playing basketball? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. Is she good at Maths? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. Do you know English well? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. Does she speak French? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. Did they travel last year? Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t. Has she been in London? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t. Can he run fast? Yes, he can. / No, he cannot. (can’t) Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

Remember! He has got a mobile phone. Has he got a mobile phone? Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t. He has a mobile phone. Does he have a mobile phone? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

They arrived yesterday. Did they arrive yesterday? You have heard about it. Have you heard about it? I should visit them. Should you visit them? He didn't have to speak to her. Did he have to speak to her? I have to buy some books. Do you have to buy any books? He has to buy some books. Does he have to buy any books? He wasn't supposed to speak to me. Was he supposed to speak to me? She won't fall down. Will she fall down? He used to walk his dog. Did he use to walk his dog? Does he have your chocolate? He has your chocolate. Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

Alternative Questions �A ‘Yes-No’ question or A ‘Yes-No’question/ a phrase? e. g. Are you happy here or do you want to go home? Is he a student or a worker? Did he go to bed early or did he stay up late? Will the lessons begin at 8 or at 9 o’clock? Has George or Harry bought new sportswear? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

‘Wh’ Questions (Special Questions) Question words: what, whose, whom, which, where, when, why, how many/much how often (long, far) what time Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

Question words How much does this book cost? £ 5 What time does your mother go to work ? 9 a. m How often do you go to the beach? Rarely. Whose is this coat? It’s Jack’s. Which is your bag? The big blue one. Who is that? It’s Peter. How long have you been married? Ten years. Why are you crying? Because I am sad. When did you start school? In September. Which Country is bigger, England or Spain? How many Pence are there in a pound? 100 What colour is a kiwi fruit? It’s green. Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

‘Wh’ Questions The Subject question Who/what + verb(3 rd person) + the rest of the question ? She plays football? I play football. They play football. Who plays football? I left the door open. She left the door open. Who left the door open? Something happened yesterday. What happened yesterday? They are absent. They don’t like garlic. Who is absent? Who doesn’t like garlic? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

‘Wh’ Questions �The object questions: 1)Question word + 2) auxiliary/ modal verb + 3) subject + 4) main verb + 5) the rest of the question ? do, does, did infinitive Question W. + auxiliary/ modal verb + subject + verb + other words? am, is, are, was, were have, has, had, can. . . e. g. What are the students reading? Who did you meet? Which is your favourite song? When, where, why. . Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School as in the sentence

‘Wh’ Questions Subject Object Ted called Ann. Who called Ann? Subject Object Ted Who did called Ann. Ted call? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

Who, what? Tom lives in Paris. Who lives in Paris? Chris met Mark. Who did he meet? Chris met Mark. Who met Mark? Peter met Susan. Who did he meet? Clare likes John. Who does she like? Jenny likes fish. What does she like? Jenny likes fish. Who likes fish? He wrote a book. Who wrote a book? He wrote a book. What did he write? Steven had dinner with Mary. Who had dinner with Mary? Steven had dinner with Mary. Who did Steven have dinner with? Walter stole a wallet. Who stole a wallet? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

‘Wh’ Questions A little boy writes a long letter to his mother to London every day. Does a little boy (he) write a long letter to his mother to London every day? Who writes a long letter to his mother to London every day? What boy writes a long letter to his mother to London every day? What does he do every day? What does he write to his mother to London every day? What letter does he write to his mother to London every day? Who does he write a long letter to London every day to? Whose mother does he write a long letter to London every day to? Where does he write a long letter to his mother every day to? How often does he write a long letter to his mother to London? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

What or which? What �Tom: did you do on holiday, Julie? �Julie: I went to Egypt. �Tom: Really? Which places did you see? �Julie: Cairo, the Pyramids, Aswan and some others. �Tom: Which one did you like the best? �Julie: I’m not sure. They were all fascinating. �Tom: What did you think of Cairo? �Julie: It’s very big, and there a lot of tourists. �Tom: What did you buy there? �Julie: I bought some nice rugs. Look, I bought one for you. Which one would you like? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

Write as many questions as you can: �In spring the days become longer. �Do the days become longer? �What becomes longer? �When do the days become longer? �What kind do the days become? �Thick fog filled the streets of London yesterday. �Did the thick fog fill the streets of London yesterday? �What filled the streets of London yesterday? �What fog filled the streets of London yesterday? �What did the fog fill yesterday? �What streets did the fog fill yesterday? �When did the thick fog fill the streets of London? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

�It has been raining since the very morning. �Has it been raining since the very morning? �What has been raining since the very morning? �When has it been raining since? �They had a good time in the forest yesterday. �Did they have a good time in the forest yesterday? �Who had a good time in the forest yesterday? �What did they have in the forest yesterday? �What time did thay have in the forest yesterday? �Where did they have a good time? �When did they have a good time? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

�She is staying in Oxford right now. �Is she staying in Oxford right now? � Who is staying in Oxford right now? �They are staying in Oxford right now. �Are they staying in Oxford right now? �Who is staying in Oxford right now? �She was staying in Oxford right now. �Was she staying in Oxford right now? �Who was staying in Oxford right now? �They were staying in Oxford right now. �Were they staying in Oxford right now? �Who was satying in Oxford right now? Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

Write 3 General questions about the text and questions to which the bold/ underlined type words are the answers. Somebody stole a frozen chicken. It was stolen from Astra Supermarket. This happened yesterday. A man did it. He was wearing a large hat. He fainted when he was walking home. He was taken to hospital. When he got there the doctor found the chicken. It was under his hat. The man had fainted from the cold. The police came to the hospital. They took him to the police station. What did somebody steal? (chicken) What chicken did somebody steal? (frozen) Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

A group of students and teachers from England are visiting your town/village and school and are staying for three days. Your teacher has asked you to show them around. Talk to your classmate and discuss: � • what you can tell them about your town/village; � • places in your town/village you can show them; � • what you like about your school; � • traditions that you have at your school; � • other places near your town/village you can take them to. Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

Direct and Indirect Questions �Direct question: What time is it? �Indirect question: Do you know what time it is ? I don’t know what time it is. Could/can you tell me what time it is? I’d like to know what time it is. Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

�Use if or whether if there is no question word in the direct question, e. g. why, when etc. e. g. Direct question – Do you like watching comedies? Indirect question – I’d like to know if you like watching comedies. ! Did you enjoy this film? I’d like to know if you enjoyed this film. ! Does she like drawing? I’d like to know if she likes drawing. Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School

Thank you for attention and patience! Agita Ozoliņa Jelgava State Grammar School Agita Ozoliņa, Jelgava State Grammar School